Decline of Western Civilization (1981) colour palette
Directed by Penelope Spheeris · Shot by Steve Conant
- #100e0enear black · 11.4%
- #312e2bdark grey · 9.7%
- #f2f0eepale orange · 6.6%
- #d2d0d2light grey · 6.2%
- #56504cdark grey · 5.2%
- #937b71orange · 2.8%
Decline of Western Civilization (1981), shot by Steve Conant, runs muted and warm, measured across 58 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is near black (#100e0e), covering 11.4% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
warm
0.542 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.242 — more saturated than 46% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.451 — brighter than 77% of ranked films
Measured across 58 frames. See the frames on the Decline of Western Civilization page →
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